This timeless Socratic reflection on why inner contentment outshines material excess, and how chasing luxury often creates ...

Socrates, an Athenian stonemason's son, became a pivotal figure in Western philosophy, known for his relentless questioning ...

The most important part of knowledge, in Socrates' view? Knowing how much you don't know. Yoeml/iStock via Getty Images Plus But each dilemma usually comes down to polarized deadlock between two ...

THERE is on occasion a crisis in the life of a man that at the same time constitutes a crucial moment in the life of humanity. Such was what may, by not too forced a metaphor, be called the high ...

In Benjamin Franklin’s famous list of thirteen virtues toward personal perfection, he urges his readers to “Imitate Jesus and Socrates.” As a teacher, I try to live up to this call. We hear a lot ...

Today, reading and writing are considered essential to function in modern society, but more than 2,400 years ago in Ancient Greece, the legendary philosopher Socrates was not a fan. Famous for never ...

I am not in favor of canceling anyone, let alone Socrates, the patron saint of Western philosophy, a seeker of truth who spent his time pondering the good life and how to attain it. He was a martyr to ...